Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
ISSN 1496-4155 · eISSN 1708-8240 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2001
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,030; median 97 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 241 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Dental Erosion and Treatment and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, together about 48.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry (JERD) is the longest standing peer-reviewed journal devoted solely to advancing the knowledge and practice of esthetic dentistry. Its goal is to provide the very latest evidence-based information in the realm of contemporary interdisciplinary esthetic dentistry through high quality clinical papers, sound research reports and educational features. The range of topics covered in the journal includes: Interdisciplinary esthetic concepts Implants Conservative adhesive restorations Tooth Whitening Prosthodontic materials and techniques Dental materials Orthodontic, periodontal and endodontic esthetics Esthetics related research Innovations in esthetics A key focus of JERD is interdisciplinary concepts in dental esthetics including interactions among restorative, orthodontic, periodontal and endodontic areas in achieving optimal esthetic and restorative outcomes. JERD publishes high quality peer-reviewed clinical papers and relevant in vitro and in vivo studies. In 2014, JERD started a collaboration with the Society of Color and Appearance in Dentistry (SCAD), publishing 2 regular issues on color and appearance per year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Editor-in-chief Rade D. ParavinaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry24.4%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry12.2%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry11.7%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry6.5%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry6.4%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 4.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 213LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 213Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 879,997Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186 | 120 | 65 |
| 2025 | 241 | 152 | 825 |
| 2024 | 219 | 118 | 1,489 |
| 2023 | 187 | 112 | 2,832 |
| 2022 | 138 | 47 | 2,513 |
| 2021 | 138 | 28 | 2,690 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
97 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (485 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,030 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 2,670 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- original research articleOriginal Research Articles are related to laboratory research or clinical research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Plagiarism
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism PLAGIARISM PREVENTION
All papers will be subject to examination with the iThenticate Professional Plagiarism Prevention program (www.ithenticate.com) prior to publication to look for plagiarism and unintentional duplication of wording from other sources. It is important to ensure that the papers are fully original in content to protect both the author and the journal. If the paper is found to include block segments of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1496-4155
- Electronic ISSN
- 1708-8240
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.54; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 97 days (interquartile range 63–135 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,030.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .